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Rodgers admits his side were guilty of playing “Roy of the Rovers” football in their bid to chip away at City’s superior goal difference.

Hamann says it was the right call to go gung-ho when they were 3-0 ahead but with 15 minutes to go, when a fourth goal hadn’t been scored, the Reds should’ve shored up their defence and seen out the game.

“It was so disappointing from Liverpool’s point of view to be 3-0 up and not win the game. It’s very hard to put into words because no-one saw it coming,” Hamann said.

“I think they were right to go for more goals once they went 3-0 up but I think they should have changed their minds and their mentality once they hadn’t got a fourth goal around 65-70 minutes. This is something that may cost them dearly.

“Liverpool commit players forward so they are always open to conceding goals.

“If you are scoring five or six in a game I don’t have a problem with conceding two or three.

“But to drop points after going 3-0 up against a team who were favourites to go down at the start of the season is difficult to excuse.

“I don’t think they need to change their style but maybe in Europe against better equipped teams they will need to change mindset.

“This style of play got them into this position in the first place so there’s no need to change too much.”

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Hamann, meanwhile, says Liverpool will need to strengthen their squad this summer as they head into the Champions League next season.

But the former German international says there does not need to be an influx of new faces.